Although the inn was bustling with people, as long as one had money, one could live peacefully and quietly in the bustling city. Wu Qianniang endured the pain and lay on the bed for a while. She fell asleep without realizing it. When she woke up again, the room was already pitch black.
"It's getting dark." She sighed softly, pounded her shoulders and got up from the bed. Because the movement was a bit too big, it pulled the wound and she couldn't help but hissed in pain. It took her a long time to recover. She groped her way to the table, turned on the light, sat down at the table and closed her eyes.
She reached out to touch the tea on the table, only to find that everything was cold. Although the weather was hot, she never touched cold food, so after sitting for a while, she got up, opened the door and called for the waiter.
Yuelai Inn is a large inn, and there is a waiter on each floor. When he heard the order, the waiter ran over quickly and answered, and asked attentively: "What do you want?"
Wu Qianniang took out a small silver ingot and threw it over: "Bring up a table of wine and food, and ask the kitchen to boil a basin of hot water, and also a pot of hot tea."
She gave a lot of silver. After weighing it in his hand, the waiter knew that after paying for the things she wanted, there would still be a lot left. He was immediately delighted and smiled. He hurried downstairs to run errands. Wu Qianniang was about to close the door, but a hand suddenly stretched out from the gap in the door to block her movement. She was so startled that she couldn't help but exclaimed.
But when she saw the man's face clearly, she came to her senses, held back her screams, and let the man into the house.
"My lady knows how to enjoy herself." The man looked at her, sat at the table expressionlessly, raised his eyebrows and asked her, "Why did you stay in Shuntian Mansion for so long before coming out?"
Wu Qianniang was afraid of him to the core, so she didn't dare to refute him. She pursed her lips and lowered her head cautiously: "I was interrogated back and forth at the beginning. The prosecutor in Shuntian Prefecture was very powerful..."
"That's enough!" The man interrupted her with a shout, and his eyes swept over her sinisterly. He suddenly stepped forward and grabbed her neck, forcing her to lean back and almost fall to the ground. Then he asked viciously, "You didn't say anything you shouldn't have said, did you?"
“No, no!” Wu Qianniang was so panicked that her heart almost stopped beating. She didn’t dare to resist at all. Her eyes were instantly filled with tears. She looked at the man with tearful eyes and shook her head humbly: “I only said that I was pushed unconscious by Li, so I didn’t know what happened afterwards. But those people asked me if there was anyone else in the room besides the Fourth Master, and I said no…”
She was so frightened that her soul flew out of her body, and she was so nervous that her heart seemed to jump out of her chest. She begged, "Third Master, please, I will do everything you say, Third Master!"
Mr. Cui Sanye stared at her with a sinister look, as if he was pondering the truth of her words. After a long time, he loosened his grip on her.
Wu Qianniang suddenly slid to the ground, like a fish thrown onto the shore. She didn't move for a long time, and her face turned red from coughing.
Mr. Cui San sat back in his chair, took a leisurely look at her, and then said, "Is that so?"
“Yes, yes, yes!” Wu Qianniang’s face flushed red, but she immediately got up and knelt on the ground to kowtow to Master Cui San, crying and begging: “Master San, you saved me from the sea of suffering that year. I have always remembered it and dare not say anything nonsense.”
Master Cui San snorted with a half-smile: "Just remember it. If the government comes to ask about it in a few days..."
"I still say the same thing!" Wu Qianniang swore to the sky: "Although Cui Si knows that he didn't kill anyone, he won't confess me even for the sake of our friendship. What's more, I lied to him that I was pregnant!"
Master Cui San raised his eyebrows and stood up: "It's good that you know. If you do this for me, the promise will count and you can be reunited as a family. But if you can't do it well..."
Wu Qianniang shuddered and responded incoherently.
The door creaked again, and Wu Qianniang watched the door close with her own eyes. She shuddered and almost vomited from nervousness.
When there was another knock on the door, she huddled up in a ball with nervousness, her eyes wide open in fear. It was not until she heard the waiter's attentive call from outside that she woke up as if from a dream. She reluctantly tidied up her appearance, opened the door and forced a smile at the waiter.
The waiter was very attentive and told her with a smile: "My dear, the banquet and hot water you requested are ready. I will bring them up to you right away."
After all the trouble, Wu Qianniang actually had no appetite anymore, but at this moment, she felt that she would not be able to hold on if she didn't eat something, so she nodded.
After finally eating a few bites, she asked someone to clear the dishes and get some hot water, then she sank into the bathtub and let out a long breath.
Thinking of Mr. Cui Si's situation at this moment, she felt a little uneasy.
Mr. Cui Sanye was mean and ungrateful, with a bad temper. Compared to him, he was naturally not as good as Mr. Cui Siye.
But there was no way out, because it was Master Cui San who found her in Jinling earlier and detained her only remaining relatives. She could only obey Master Cui San and do whatever he told her to do.
She soaked in the tub for a long time, hearing the sound of gurgling water. Then she got up, changed her clothes, and sat on the bed in a daze.
After all, she was injured because of pretending to commit suicide, and she had just experienced a fright. She couldn't hold on any longer and closed her eyes. She didn't know how long she had closed her eyes before she suddenly realized that there seemed to be someone beside the bed. She couldn't help but wake up with a shiver. When she opened her eyes, she saw a shadow in front of the bed, and she was so scared that she wanted to scream.
But the man was faster than her. Before she could scream, her mouth was covered by him, and she could not move or make any sound.
No! She sensed the danger, and although her whole body was trembling, she still struggled tenaciously. She kicked the man in the abdomen with her legs, which gave her a moment's respite. She hurriedly opened her mouth and shouted for help, and then rolled off the bed in a panic. But before she took a few steps, someone suddenly grabbed her hair from behind and pulled her back. She burst into tears in pain.
"Still want to run!" The man sneered behind her, "Don't you know what Master San is doing? Just shout and see if anyone comes to save you!"
Mr. Cui San!
He still didn't believe her and wanted to kill her to silence her! Wu Qianniang was terrified and desperate, and in this adversity, she suddenly felt a huge resentment.
What had she done to offend anyone?! Her parents made a mistake, and she was imprisoned in the Jiaofangsi, where she suffered humiliation and pain. After years of hardship, she was finally discovered by Cui Sanye, who bought her and asked her to get close to Cui Siye.
The years of affection between them were not fake, and she did not really want Mr. Cui to die.